Where does “повест” come from?

повест (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic *pověstь, from Proto-Slavic *povĕdtь.

повест (Serbo-Croatian): history

Definitions

  1. history

Ancestry of “повест”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*pověstьtale, narration
2Proto-Slavic*povĕdtь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *povĕdtь →Every word from Proto-Slavic *pověstь →
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